No one is bigger than the team. You're going to be on time, you're going play hard, you're going to know your job and you're going to know when to pass and shoot. If you can't do those four things you're not getting time here and we don't care who you are.

If something works for another school, use it. Don't act like you are too good to use other ideas

Don't try to imitate other coaches. Be your own person with your own style and do your own thing.

TALENT and WORK ETHIC, the most important and RARE combination.

The greatest sin a coach can commit is to allow kids to slide by. This goes for the classroom as well as the court

X & O's aren't worth a damn without a team. If your team isn't with you it doesn't matter what you draw up. The team must respect what the coach is asking them to do

No matter how good you are, at top pf your game, always remember that you're a half a step away from the street.